Thomas Wessel (chro)
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Evonik
Germany
Biography
Education 1979 - 1981 Vocational training as an Industrial Clerical Officer at Bergbau AG Lippe, Herne 1983 - 1985 Trained as a Personnel Officer (IHK), Gelsenkirchen 1986 - 1988 Further training in Human Resources Management (VWA), Bochum Career 1982 - 1988 Human Resources Department, Bergbau AG Lippe, Herne 1988 - 1996 Human Resources Policy Issues Department, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen 1997 - 2001 Head of Human Resources Policy Issues Department, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen 2001 - 2002 Deputy Head of Human Resources Division and Head of Human Resources Policy/Controlling Department, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen 2002 - 2006 Head of Human Resources Division, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen Member of the Management Board of RAG Beteiligungs-GmbH, Essen 2006 - 2009 Chairman of the Management Board, RAG BILDUNG GmbH, Essen 2009 - 2011 Member of the Management Board and Chief Human Resources Officer of Evonik Degussa GmbH, Essen SINCE SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 Chief Human Resources Officer of Evonik Industries AG, Essen > Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH Evonik Performance Materials GmbH Evonik Technology & Infrastructure GmbH (Chair) Pensionskasse Degussa VVaG Vivawest GmbH Vivawest Wohnen GmbH a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards b) Membership of comparable German and foreign supervisory bodies of business enterprises pursuant to Section 125 Paragraph 1 Sentence 5 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
Research Interest
chromatography